Skip to content

Battery Downes

Battery Downes from directly overhead

Battery Downes is a historic site in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 14 m. Tyler Peak stands 1,933 m to the west-southwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Battery Calwell, a historic site 0.2 miles away. JCT SR 19 VIC PORT HADLOCK TO VIC FORT FLAGLER STATE PARK passes 1.1 miles off. 41 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
1905

How to reach it

Coordinates48.10181, -122.70073

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • John Pope Marine Park: 2.6 mi
  • Adams Street Park: 2.7 mi
  • Memorial Field: 2.7 mi
  • Rothschild House State Park: 2.8 mi
  • Chetzemoka Park: 2.9 mi
Artworks: 47
  • Salish Sea Circle: 2.6 mi
  • Wings Mural: 2.7 mi
  • Whale Wheel: 8.3 mi
  • Dolmen: 11.0 mi
  • Labyrinth: 11.1 mi
Peaks: 41
  • Morgan Hill: 3.3 mi
  • Jorgenson Hill: 4.6 mi
  • Scenic Heights: 11.0 mi
  • Big Skidder Hill: 14.6 mi
  • Little Skidder Hill: 15.8 mi
Historic sites: 38
Attractions: 34
  • Memory's Vault: 3.9 mi
  • Ancient Cedar: 5.7 mi
  • Alexander Blockhouse: 8.3 mi
  • Sunshine Herb & Lavender Farm: 12.5 mi
  • 7 Cedars Casino: 15.3 mi
Nature reserves: 33
Museums: 24
  • Fort Flagler Museum: 0.5 mi
  • Jefferson County Museum: 2.6 mi
  • Bell Tower: 2.8 mi
  • Coast Artillery Museum: 3.8 mi
  • Port Townsend Aero Museum: 5.8 mi
Beaches: 17
Cliffs: 16
Gardens: 13
  • Rhododendron Gardens: 3.8 mi
  • Master Gardener Park: 3.8 mi
  • Educational Gardens: 5.9 mi
  • Meerkerk Rhododendron Gardens: 6.5 mi
  • Meerkerk Gardens: 6.6 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Waterfalls: 1
  • Ludlow Falls: 12.7 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Rosario Picnic Area: 22.0 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Battery Downes. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Tyler PeakWSW 237°1,933 m24.8 mi
Mount TownsendSW 226°1,914.1 m23.2 mi
Mount Townsend-North PeakSW 227°1,893 m23.0 mi
Welch PeaksSW 224°1,862.3 m24.0 mi
Silver Lake PeakSW 223°1,837.9 m24.8 mi
Welch PeaksSW 224°1,832 m24.4 mi
Maynard PeakWSW 239°1,547 m23.1 mi
Dirty Face RidgeSW 230°1,524 m22.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4319:24
June solstice05:1220:2621:15
September equinox06:5818:2919:10
December solstice07:5915:2616:20

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424346505559636360524642
Precip in2.21.61.91.51.51.40.70.51.11.62.42.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Port Townsend, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/837428523

More historic sites in Washington

Day trips start here

Drive to it

Byway plans a real route around stops like this one.

Private beta · Free to join

Take the scenic way to Battery Downes.

Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.

Private beta · Free to join · No card · Invite when a spot opens